| Description |
x, 301 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
A collection of 16 essays by scholars. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Veblen in the context of American culture / David Riesman -- Strengths and weaknesses of Veblen / Douglas F. Dowd -- Place of Veblen in the history of ideas / Wesley Clair Mitchell -- Thorstein Veblen : recipe for an American genius / Max Lerner -- Thorstein Veblen : scientism and the modern mood / E. Digby Baltzell -- Essays in Our Changing Order / Scott R. Bowman -- Theory of the Leisure Class / C. Wright Mills -- Engineers and the Price System / Daniel Bell -- Higher Learning in America / Ivar Berg -- Theory of Business Enterprise / Douglas F. Dowd -- Absentee Ownership / Marion J. Levy, Jr. -- Imperial Germany and the Industrial Revolution / Otto G. Mayer -- Instinct of Workmanship and the State of the Industrial Arts / Murray G. Murphy -- Nature of Peace ; Place of Science in Modern Civilization / Warren J. Samuels -- Thorstein Veblen's Last Hurrah : kept classes, Vested Interests, and Common Man / Irving Louis Horowitz. |
| Subject |
Veblen, Thorstein, 1857-1929.
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Economics -- History -- 20th century.
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Economists -- United States -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Horowitz, Irving Louis.
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| ISBN |
0765800993 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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076580882X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
UKM bA211550 |
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